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Ticks and tick-borne bacterial pathogens found on hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in the Central River region of The Gambia. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
First detection of Ehrlichia minasensis, Anaplasma marginale and hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in cattle in The Gambia. Identification of four tick species, with Hyalomma marginatum being the most common. 15.6% of ticks tested positive for tick‐borne pathogens, including Ehrlichia spp., A. marginale and hemotropic Mycoplasma spp.
Kargbo A, Osman AM, Jawo E, Fatty LKM, Collere FCM, André MR, Hassan-Kadle AA, Vieira TSWJ, Machado RZ, Vieira RFC.   +9 more
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Tropical Bont Tick Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)

EDIS, 2012
The tropical bont tick is considered one of the most detrimental of the tick species present in Africa and now the Caribbean. It can result in severe economic losses due to hide damage, milk production reduction, and death of livestock.
Karen C. Prine, Amanda C. Hodges
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Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Amblyomma spp. ticks, known for their long mouthparts, bright ornate appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour, are vectors of a number of important pathogens. In southern Africa, 17 Amblyomma spp. are currently documented. Of these species,
Andeliza Smit, Fernando Mulandane, Martinet Labuschagne, Stephané Heike Wójick, Choolwe Malabwa, Gourgelia Sili, Stephen Mandara, Zinathi Dlamkile, Rebecca Ackermann, Hannah Rose Vineer, Wilhelm Heinrich Stoltsz, Karine Huber, Ivan Gerard Horak, Darshana Morar-Leather, Benjamin Lawrence Makepeace, Luis Neves   +15 more
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High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health. [PDF]

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 2014
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Maina AN, Jiang J, Omulo SA, Cutler SJ, Ade F, Ogola E, Feikin DR, Njenga MK, Cleaveland S, Mpoke S, Ng'ang'a Z, Breiman RF, Knobel DL, Richards AL.   +13 more
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Dugbe virus replication in nymph and adult Amblyomma variegatum [PDF]

Research in Virology, 1989
Des spécimens d'adultes et de nymphes de tiques $Amblyomma variegatum# colonisées au laboratoire ont été infectés expérimentalement avec deux préparations de virus Dugbe.
Camicas, Jean-Louis, Cornet, Jean-Paul, Gonzalez, Jean-Paul   +2 more
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Ehrlichia ruminantium in Amblyomma variegatum and Domestic Ruminants in the Caribbean [PDF]

Journal of Medical Entomology, 2011
The highly sensitive nested pCS20 polymerase chain reaction assay for Ehrlichia ruminantium was negative on 506 Amblyomma variegatum from Caribbean islands where clinical heartwater has not been reported, mainly the United States Virgin Islands (18), Dominica (170), Montserrat (5), Nevis (34), St. Kitts (262), and St. Lucia (17).
Patrick J, Kelly, Helene, Lucas, Charles, Yowell, L, Beati, J, Dame, J, Urdaz-Rodriguez, S, Mahan   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Prevalence and Species Identifications of Camel Ixodid Ticks in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
The overall tick infestation rate was 55.21% in camels. The most common tick species was H. dromedarii (28.7%). Most tick species had male‐predominant sex ratios. They were more located beneath the animals' tails (30.06%). Ticks were commonly found in the study area.
Yirsa T, Tizazu Y, Berihun A, Zegeye A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Parapatric distribution and sexual competition between two tick species, Amblyomma variegatum and A. hebraeum (Acari, Ixodidae), in Mozambique [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Amblyomma variegatum and A. hebraeum are two ticks of veterinary and human health importance in south-east Africa. In Zimbabwe they occupy parapatric (marginally overlapping and juxtaposed) distributions.
L. Bournez, N. Cangi, R. Lancelot, D.R.J Pleydell, F. Stachurski, J. Bouyer, D. Martinez, T. Lefrançois, L. Neves, J. Pradel   +9 more
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Passage transovarien "in natura" du virus Dugbe chez la tique Amblyomma Variegatum [PDF]

Annales de l'Institut Pasteur / Virologie, 1987
Summary Dugbe virus was isolated from eggs obtained from wild specimens collected in slaughterhouses of the Central African Republic. This isolate confirms previous laboratory experiments on transovarian transmission.
Cornet, Jean-Paul, Georges, A.J., Gonzalez, Jean-Paul   +2 more
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Infection Rates and Characterisation of Rickettsia africae (Rickettsiaceae) Detected in Amblyomma Species from Southern Africa [PDF]

Microorganisms
Tick-borne rickettsioses are considered among the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic diseases. Among the rickettsiae, Rickettsia africae is the most reported and important in Africa, as it is the aetiological agent of African tick bite fever (ATBF ...
Andeliza Smit, Fernando C. Mulandane, Stephané H. Wójcik, Choolwe Malabwa, Gourgelia Sili, Stephen Mandara, Hannah Rose Vineer, Zinathi Dlamkile, Wilhelm H. Stoltsz, Darshana Morar-Leather, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Luis Neves   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources